document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627322>Question 627322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My age is 26, my cousin age is 10. At what age will we be when I am three times his age? What is the equation for that. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #394855 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=394855\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = number of years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in x years, you will be 26+x and your cousin will be 10+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to know when you'll be 3 times his age. So ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your age in x years = 3*(Cousin's age in x years)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26+x = 3*(10+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation is <font color=\"red\">26+x = 3*(10+x)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26+x = 3*(10+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26+x = 30+3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26-30 = 3x-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4/2 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <font color=\"red\">-2</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So because we got a negative number, you will NEVER be 3 times your cousins age after this point in time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The result of -2 means you WERE 3 times his age 2 years ago since you were 26-2 = 24 yrs old and your cousin was 10-2 = 8 yrs old (notice how 24 = 8*3). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So after this point in time, you'll never be 3 times your cousin's age (since it only happens once).\r<BR>\n" );
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